Recipe Name: Cinnamon Sugar Teacakes Description: These aren’t excessively sweet like cookies but delicious with hot tea or coffee. Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time: Yield: Serving: Yield: 24 teacakes
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups plus ¼ cup sugar, divided
3 eggs
2 tablespoons buttermilk
1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
Place the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer and cream at medium speed for 1 minute. Gradually add 2 cups of the sugar, beating well. Add the eggs, buttermilk and extract, blending well. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour and baking soda. Gradually add to the butter mixture until well blended. Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets and set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to ¼-inch thickness. Cut with a large (3½-inch) cutter and place 1 inch apart on the prepared sheets. In a small bowl, stir together the remaining sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly on top of the teacakes. Bake 7 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove onto wire racks to cool completely.
Author:
Recipe by The Tennessee Magazine at https://www.tnmagazine.org/cinnamon-as-a-spice-and-everything-nice/